Category Archives: Focus

Originally associated with both the rise and fall of the Portuguese empire, Saudade started life as an expression of sorrow felt for those who departed for long journey’s, with survivors feeling that something was missing in their lives thereafter. But Saudade’s ascendence in Brazil is from the perspective of the people newly arrived in a strange land

Nandita Kochar Happy Ho’s philosophy of Happiness differentiates happiness from momentary pleasure. While things, dreams or ambitions that a person thinks would give him/her happiness might differ, the feeling of happiness is the same. We believe that happiness cannot be tied to any goals or achievements – attaining them gives short-lived pleasure. Our focus is […]

Nagesh Alai In my three scores of life, no one has been yet able to convincingly explain to me why there are so many new years around the world or why we celebrate a new year. Astronomical studies of lunar or solar positions or winter solstice or vernal equinox or the seasons etc. to which […]

Now that you are sober with a light head and a guilt complex, you start thinking about what you want to do in this brand new 2019. Let’s make some New year’s Resolutions.

When we greet each other with Happy “New” Year the New-ness we speak of is in the Now-ness! Happiness is not out there; it is now and here, nowhere else! It is always in the now-ness and freshness of our mindful awareness,

Krishna shatters all the concepts that one can have about God. If we follow his life story he starts his divine play from the moment of birth, leaving the mother who gives him birth in the prison and going over to village in Vrindavan to Nand baba’s home to be nurtured by Ma Yashoda and to be surrounded by cowherds and milkmaids

Swami Chaitanya Keerti Generally, I am not so keen about meeting politicians, as I do not feel so much at ease in their presence. But it was a very different experience meeting with Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee the Prime Minister of India in the year 2000. I found him to be a simple human being […]

He was a rebellious spirit, really in tune with Osho’s vision. He was blessed by Osho when he came to the commune in Pune in 1988. I had received his letter and sent it to Osho.